Driving to Va Beach from CT ?s

[My2Qtz0205]

Hampton Roads native here, and I just want to echo the advice to avoid 95/64! It can be stopped for seemingly no reason (i.e. a trooper has pulled someone over on the side, a fender bender off to the side, or just plain heavy volume!) Have a fun & safe drive!

 

[Goofygirl17]

Thanks BigTigger and Dawn-

So I take the Merritt to 287/Tappan Zee Bridge- stay on 287 until I get to exit 10 and then get on 95/NJTP. Right?

Thanks again- Now I'm going to play w/ mapquest again

Goofygirl

 

[Goofygirl17]

I've been fiddling with mapquest and this is what I have so far...

95 S

Take exit 38 toward CT-15/Merritt and W. Cross Parkways

Merge onto Milford Pkwy

Merge onto CT-15 S via the exit on the left twd NY City

CT-15 S becomes Hutchinson River Pkwy S

Take the Westchester Ave exit 26 toward I-287 W/White Plains

Turn Slight right onto Westchester Ave/CR-62 W

Merge onto I-287 W toward I-684 /White plains/Tappan zee Br/Brewster

Keep left at the fork to go onto I-287 W/I-87 N/New York State thruway N (portions toll)

Merge onto I-287 S via Exit 15 toward New Jersey (crossing into NJ)

Keep left to take I-287 S toward Perth Amboy

Take the I-95/New Jersey turnpike exit

Take the exit on the left toward Trenton and South

Take the exit toward Cars/Trucks-buses

Merge onto the New Jersey Turnpike S (Portions Toll)

New Jersey turnpike S becomes I-295 S/US-40 W (portions toll) (crossing into Delaware)

Merge onto US-13 S

US-13 S becomes DE-1 S (portions toll)

Merge onto US-13 S via Exit 97 toward Salisbury/norfolk (crossing into Maryland)

Merge onto US-13 S toward Norfolk/Ocean City (crossing into Virginia)

US-13 becomes Charles M Lankford Jr Mem Highway/Lankford Hwy (portions toll)

Lankford Hwy becomes US-13 S

Take the US-60 ramp toward VA beach/little creek

Turn left onto US-60 E/Shore Dr

.... (the rest is little local roads)

Does this look like the quickest way around NYC and the George Washington bridge as well as any other traffic hotspots in NJ etc?

Thanks!!!
Goofygirl

 

[Goofygirl17]

Does this sound better?

16: Merge onto I-287 W toward I-684/ WHITE PLAINS/ TAPPAN ZEE BR./ BREWSTER.

17: Take the GARDEN STATE PKWY exit, EXIT 14A, toward NEW JERSEY.

18: Merge onto NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY S (Crossing into NEW JERSEY).

19: NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY S becomes GARDEN STATE PKWY S (Portions toll).

20: Merge onto NJ-17 S via EXIT 163 on the LEFT toward RT-4/ PARAMUS/ G WASHINGTON BRIDGE.

21: Keep LEFT at the fork to continue on NJ-17 S.

22: Merge onto NJ-3 E via the ramp on the LEFT toward NEW YORK.

23: Take the N.J. TURNPIKE ENTRANCE exit.

24: Take the TURNPIKE SOUTH exit.

25: Merge onto I-95 S/ NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE S (Portions toll).

26: Keep RIGHT to take NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE S toward CARS-TRUCKS-BUSES (Portions toll).

27: NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE S becomes I-295 S/ US-40 W (Portions toll) (Crossing into DELAWARE).

28: Merge onto US-13 S.

29: US-13 S becomes DE-1 S (Portions toll).

30: Merge onto US-13 S via EXIT 97 toward SALISBURY/ NORFOLK (Crossing into MARYLAND).

31: Merge onto US-13 S toward NORFOLK/ OCEAN CITY (Crossing into VIRGINIA).

32: US-13 S becomes CHARLES M LANKFORD JR MEMORIAL HWY/ LANKFORD HWY (Portions toll).

33: CHARLES M LANKFORD JR MEMORIAL HWY/ LANKFORD HWY becomes US-13 S.

34: Take the US-60 ramp toward VA BEACH/ LITTLE CREEK.

35: Turn LEFT onto US-60 E/ SHORE DR.

36: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto GREAT NECK RD N/ VA-279 S.

37: Turn LEFT onto FIRST COLONIAL RD/ VA-408 S. Continue to follow FIRST COLONIAL RD.

38: Turn LEFT onto WISCONSIN AVE.

39: Merge onto I-264 E.

Thanks!